July 2010 is a place for members to discuss and share their experiences as parents. We are a large group with many different viewpoints. Everyone's opinions are welcome however we ask that you abide by the community guidelines when posting. We also ask that members contribute to the supportive feeling of the board so that new members can jump right in and feel welcome!

Before posting, your Group Owners ask that you carefully consider what you are about to type and make sure it does not violate Babycenter's Community Guidelines:

BBC Guidelines
www.babycenter.com/community-help-g... (Or click 'Help' in the top right corner of any page)
In order to keep this a place where differences in philosophies, beliefs, opinions, and parenting styles are welcomed please help us by following these simple rules.
1. Personal attacks are unacceptable.
2. Hate-speech is not permitted.
3. Do not deliberately disrupt the community.
4. Bullying or harassment will not be tolerated.
5. Illegal activity is not allowed on the site.
6. No XXX.
7. Don’t solicit or reveal personal information or private content – yours or theirs. (This includes sharing the content of private messages. Your GOs do share relevant PANs amongst one another privately for the purpose of board management.)
8. No soliciting or SPAM. (Please note that creating posts asking for votes is considered soliciting!)

The July 2010 Birth Club also has the following guidelines:

-Disruptions are not welcome here and will be closed or reported to the moderators and removed. A disruption is any post that disrupts the flow of the board or any response that disrupts the flow of a thread. What is and what is not a disruption is left up to the discretion of your GOs.

-No Spin-Off threads! If a thread is closed for any reason and a new thread is started to continue the drama (not always the topic*) then that thread will be closed as well. Sometimes there seems to be a blurry line so the final decision is at the discretion of your GOs.

*If you wish to continue the topic (such as rear facing if a thread about rear facing was closed because it was derailed, etc.) the please contact your GOs for permission to do so.

-Using an alternate screen name to circumvent the community rules is a violation. Members who use alternate or secondary screen names to violate our rules may be banned immediately without recourse.

-Using profane or obscene language in the titles of discussions on public groups or the titles of public journals is again guidelines. This includes using asterisks in place of letters such as "g**ber." Your GOs will close and ask you to edit when possible if they notice a word that seems questionable.

Helpful Hints

-On the middle right hand side of the page you can find a search bar. You can use this to search for common questions and answers.

-It might be a good idea to put a warning in the title of your post of it's extra sad (for example "Sad Post: 11 Dalmation Puppies Stolen") or a picture that some might consider inappropriate (for example: "NSFW: How do you like them apples?")

Lastly, we want you to know that Babycenter takes it's privacy policy very seriously. If you are concerned about a post and think it may be a guideline violation please report! Neither your GOs or moderators will reveal that you've reported to anyone. The only way anyone will find put that someone has reported something is if that person has revealed that information themselves.

You can contact any of the GOs via PAN at any time to answer questions or you can e-mail the moderators directly at community@babycenter.com